Flexible-reversible footwear with hidden seams



Dec. 13, 1949 M|LLER FLEXIBLE-REVERSIBLE FOOTWEAR WITH HIDDEN SEAMSFiled July 9, 1947 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 13, 1949 FLEXIBLERENERSIBLE-FOOTWEAR: WlTH HIDDENLSEAMS' Lucienne. Miller, New.4 Yorin- N. Y.Application July 9, 1947, Ser-iailNo. 7595883l 2 Claims.

This invention relates ..tofootwear in theV4 form` of --a slipper orsandal -wherethe entire structure of the footwear, aside from fastenermeans employed, is composed of freely exing material so as to facilitatecompact folding, rolling or otherwise packaging of the footwear forshipment or storage. Still more particularly, the invention deals with.footwear of the type and kind having inner and outer facings contrastingas to color, and/or material, thus providing reversible use of thefootwear, and still further wherein all seams of the several parts havefinished edges.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing description when taken together with the accompanying drawing,in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed, and inwhich the separate parts are designated by suitable reference charactersin each of the views, and in which:

Fig. l is a perspective View of a footwear made according` to myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan View showing the footwear partially collapsed; and

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4, showing the device completelycollapsed.

In footwear of the type and kind under consideration, it has been aconventional practice to employ materials of a relatively sti or rigidnature, particularly in sole and heel portions, to provide a tread orwearing surface. The purpose of my invention is to provide an all-exiblefootwear which will readily conform to the foot and provide a means offoot coverage in the several uses to which footwear of this type andkind can be applied. In other words as a slipper or sandal which can beused in the home, or as a footcovering used in clubs, hotels and otherplaces in tramping about. Still more particularly I provide afoot-covering which can be used with either facing arranged outwardly sothat different materials or materials having different characteristicscan be exposed, and particularly when it is desired to expose a color inharmony with, or suitable for use in conjunction with the color of agown or robe that might be worn by the user. It is also preferable toemploy materials which can be easily cleaned, and/or laundered, aftereach use so as to have the footwear available for r reversible uses atall times. It will also be apparent that a foot-covering of this typeand kind may be employed in conjunction with various types of boots,ski-shoes, hiking-shoes and the like for protection of the foot and foradding warmth to the foot.

My improved footwear may be said to comprise a slipper or similar typeof foot-covering, and comprises sole and heel bottom portions I0, a toeportion II and a back heel and strap portion I2.

The combination sole andfzheel. portion'. or. bottom.. of. the. footwearis ,composed of-an inner,l sheet orf: facing I v3f and. an outer sheetor facing; |43 havin-g-v inturned. peripheral edges,-. as' at"VVA I`3"-i 4i'. Them toe portion comprises an inner facing I5, an outer#facing.v I ii; and 'this also has peripheral inturned flange portionsI5-li. The back strap or heel covering portion I2 comprises an innerfacing I'I and an outer facing I8 which also has inturned peripheralflange portions II-I8'.

In certain uses of the footwear, all of the inner facings I3, I5 and I'Iwill be formed of one material, and preferably of one color, whereas theouter facings I4, I6 and I8 will be of a similar material, of adifferent color, or of a different material, and also preferably of adifferent color. On the other hand, it will be apparent that severalcolor combinations can be employed in the different parts of the device,suitable for the reverse use of the footwear.

The peripheral edges of the bottom sole and heel part III is attached toedge portions of the toe part by stitchings, as seen at I9 and to thestrap and heel portion I2, as seen at 20. Whereas the other or freeflanged edge portions of the part IEB is stitched, as seen at 2I and ofthe part II, as seen at 22, and of the part I2, as seen at 23.

The part I2 includes forwardly extending and reduced strap ends 24 and25, note Fig. 1. These ends have any suitable means for coupling thesame together. In the present construction, a flexible loop 26 isprovided on the end 24 and a button 2l, at the other end 25. In thereverse use of the footwear, the button will be disposed inwardlyinstead of outwardly, as seen in Fig. 1.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, I have indicated a method of collapsingthe entire footwear.

The strap ends 24-25 are first folded around the heel portion of thebottom Ill and then said heel portion with the remainder of the partsfolded thereon is tucked into the' toe portion II producing the resultsubstantially similar to that shown in Fig. 5.

It will be apparent that the stitchings at I 9 and 29 are invisible inreverse uses of the slipper, thuis producing finished seams between theseveral par s.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In reversible footwear, an all flexible body comprising a bottomsole-heel portion, a front toe portion and a rear heel and strapportion, each of said bottom, front and rear portions comprising innerand outer facing sheets having finished edges, the front toe portion andrear heel and strap portion joining the bottom sole-heel portion inseams invisible in both uses of the footwear, the inner facings of saidbottom, front and back portions being contrasting to those of the outerfacings, and the invisible seams and iinished edges being formed byinturned flanges at peripheral edges of the respective portions arrangedbetween the facing lsheets thereof.

2. A reversible slipper of the class described comprising three primaryparts, namely a, sole part, a toe pari, and a strap part, al1 of saidparts being formed of inner and outer iiexibie faeings, the peripheraledges of both facings of each part being turned inwardly to be disposedbetween the facings, predetermined inturned edges of the second andthird parts being stitched to part of the inturned edges of the iirstpart in forming seams between said parts invisible in both uses of theslipper, the other edges of all of said parts being stitched to formfinished free edges thereon, said strap part comprising a heel coveringportion terminating in forwardly contracted strap ends, and meansdetachably coupling said strap ends.

LUCIENNE MILLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 109,729 Fisher Nov. 29, 1870 101,121,158 Barnhart Dec. 15, 1914 2,252,315 Doree Aug. 12, 1941 2,409,813Timson Oct. 22, 1946 2,455,459 Witlin Dec. 7, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS V uNumber Country Date 28,488 Great Britain Dec. 10, 1912

